Update 4/24/25: Stevivor reached out to the ACB and received the following response: “Silent Hill f is not currently classified as ‘Refused Classification’ in Australia,” the board said. The game will be classified ahead of its release, and the initial rating seems to be born of an error in the self-reporting tool.
Original story: Australian authorities have said that Silent Hill f will not be released in the country unless something changes, and it isn’t clear what that something is. The Australian Classification Board (ACB) is similar to America’s Entertain Software Rating Board (ESRB) and has granted the game a rating of “RC,” which means “Refused Classification.” This follows Silent Hill f receiving the franchise’s first-ever 18+ rating in Japan.
We still don’t know a lot about the game, but one thing is clear: it’s a particularly brutal title, and probably not one for the faint of heart. The content of the game is so severe that Konami includes a warning on its Steam page:
“This game contains depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, torture, and graphic violence.
This game is set in Japan in the 1960s and contains depictions based on the customs and culture of that time. These depictions do not reflect the opinions or values of the developers or any individuals involved.
If you feel uncomfortable at any point while playing, please take a break from playing or speak to someone you trust.”
The ESRB rating provides a few more details. Aside from an “M” rating for “Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity,” the rating summary also says, “Cutscenes sometimes depict gore and intense acts of violence,” including “a character burned alive inside a cage” and “a character slicing off portions of a character’s face during a ritual.”
Australia did not provide a reason for its rating. However, unless Konami makes changes to the game, it won’t be released in the country at all.
Whether you consider yourself a hardcore horror buff or someone new to the series, you might want to take a cautious approach to the latest entry in the Silent Hill franchise. It sounds like it’s going to be spine-chilling in the best ways, but any game that suggests taking a break and speaking to a trusted confidante is likely to try even the most veteran horror players.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.